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dish
Object Type
dish
Museum number
PDF,A.409
Description
Porcelain dish. The dish has a white body and blue-toned glaze. There is a phoenix among clouds and four characters moulded on the interior. The base and the foot ring are unglazed, and stained brown. There is a mark on the base.
Cultures/periods
Yuan dynasty
Production date
1328
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Ware
Chinese White Ware
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
210 millimetres
Height:
41 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Yuan AD 1328
Room 95 label text: PDF A409 Dated dish with luanbai glaze This porcelain dish is covered with an opaque blue-tinged glaze, except for the base. Inside is a moulded design of phoenixes among clouds and four characters. This inscription reads 天順年造 (Tianshun nian zao ‘Made in the Tianshun year’ [AD 1328]) Porcelain with moulded decoration, luanbai glaze and copper-rim Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Yuan dynasty, dated equivalent to AD 1328
PDF A409 卵白釉紀年盤 此盤除外底外,施乳濁淡青色釉。內部模印雲鳳紋及四字款識“天順年造”(意為製作於天順年間,即1328年)。 瓷器,模印,卵白釉,銅口 江西省景德鎮 元代,紀年相當1328年
Bibliographic references
Krahl & Harrison-Hall 2009 / Chinese Ceramics: Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection
(p.14, Fig.5)
Riddell 1979 / Dated Chinese Antiquities 600-1650
(p.78, no.53)
Oriental Ceramic Society 1971 / Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Ceramic Art of China
(p.97, no.128)
Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(Colour pl. 35 and p. 309)
(Back of dish p. 276)
Location
On display
(G95/dc16/sh3)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF,A.409